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Pay negotiations for former Boots pharmacists shows continuing benefit of PDA Union recognition
Thu 3rd December 2020
The PDA Union continues to negotiate pay for members and has secured above-inflation increases for members whose employment with Boots transferred under TUPE to new employers in the NHS and Prison Service.
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Update on the Initial Education and Training Reforms
Wed 2nd December 2020
Last month, the GPhC Council agreed on the overall direction of the review of standards for the initial education and training (IET) of pharmacists and the steps to be taken to finalise and implement the standards. The PDA welcomes the radical overhaul of IET to make it fit for purpose and to a foundation period which helps to develop the clinical skills that pharmacists will need in the future.
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PDA welcome Scottish government’s £500 bonus to pharmacists
Tue 1st December 2020
The Scottish government will give one off payment of £500 to all staff working within the NHS, frontline primary care, adult social care sector, hospice and palliative care & residential childcare in Scotland.
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GPhC exam dates announced for 19/20 pre-reg cohort and resitters
Mon 30th November 2020
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) have announced two dates for the pre-reg exam in March 2021, which for the first time ever will be undertaken on-line.
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Reports to prevent Future Deaths with implications for pharmacists
Mon 30th November 2020
The PDA published a news item several months ago highlighting a Coroner’s Section28 report about the sad death of a patient who had died from an overdose of tramadol. The coroner, in that case, highlighted a failure to adequately monitor repeat prescriptions and the PDA felt that there were also potentially questions to answer for the pharmacy or pharmacies which had continued to dispense significant quantities of tramadol to a frail and vulnerable patient.
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NAWP present at the ‘Diversity is Inclusion’ BPSA Southern Area Conference
Sat 28th November 2020
The British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (BPSA) invited the National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP) to present at their Southern Area Autumn Conference on Saturday 21 November.
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Pharmacists who were transferred by Boots to receive bonus payment
Fri 27th November 2020
The PDA has obtained confirmation that former boots pharmacists whose jobs were TUPE transferred to new employers will receive a pro-rata bonus payment calculated to their leaving date.
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Community Pharmacy NHS Contractual Breach Concerns
Fri 27th November 2020
Locum and other pharmacists are increasingly asking PDA how to raise concerns about occasions where despite locum pharmacist cover being readily available, community pharmacy contractors are closing pharmacies, potentially in breach of their NHS contractual terms and creating difficulties for patients.
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Scottish Pharmacy Awards 2020 Winners Revealed
Thu 26th November 2020
The Scottish Pharmacy Awards took place virtually last night to pay tribute to a number of the sector’s notable trailblazers, and the positive impact they have forged for the benefit of their patients and peers. The PDA was delighted to once again sponsor the Student Leadership category of the awards.
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Joint statement – Boots & the PDA Union (20 October 2020)
Thu 26th November 2020
The PDA Union and Boots have released their latest joint statement following their Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meeting, which was held virtually on 20 October 2020.